Chapter 461 - 432 "Clever" Escape_2
"Is that a joke? She’s a top student, a wealthy beauty, a goddess who doesn’t even need to attend classes. She’s not from our world at all."
"Exactly, every time I see her, I’m so overwhelmed by her noble aura that I don’t dare to get close!"
Da Bing said grumpily, "You hopeless bunch are beyond salvation!"
Everyone laughed and said, "You’re the team captain, you should be the one to do it!" "Yeah, if you can, then do it!"
Da Bing shivered involuntarily, then patted Da Wei on the shoulder: "Brother Wei, our dorm is full of losers leering with lust, only you, from the sports department, tall and handsome, exceptional and upright, are fit for the job!"
The crowd immediately burst out: "What do you mean messed up? You’re no different!"
Da Bing snapped back angrily, "Damn! Is that how you talk to your captain?"
Da Wei panicked and shook his head incoherently, "No, no... kidding, I won’t go!"
Da Bing pressed urgently, "It’s not like I’m asking you to cheat, just to give her an invitation letter to join our team! Right, guys?"
Everyone chimed in, "Exactly! Our team is a legitimate club authorized by the school, it’s not some shady organization. Inviting her is nothing scandalous!"
Da Bing said seriously, "Look into my eyes, I’m serious. We are all deadbeats who tremble at the sight of a pretty girl, but not you, you have a beautiful wife, you have resistance, you won’t lose it! Right? Remember we agreed to find a beauty like Bu Feiyan as our mascot? And the most important thing is, you are the Political Commissar of the team, if not you, then who?"
Everyone: "Exactly!"
Da Wei shook his head reluctantly, "You guys, fine, fine! It’s just delivering a letter, right?"
The crowd laughed heartily, "That’s more like it. We’ll hide behind and snap photos with our phones, then send them to your wife Little Li, hahaha!"
Da Wei choked with anger, "You wouldn’t dare!"
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The Narwhal made its speedy way back to the city.
What Da Fei feared the most finally happened, the perimeter watch of Blood Eagles found something. In the distant sea, lightning flashed, and a huge fluorescent tube was cutting towards his direction at an alarming speed!
Damn! Can they really track the Divine Artifact? They could trace me even without me opening the box, what if I expose the Divine Artifact after opening it? I’ve finally found another reason not to open the box! Such speed, even Da Wei could escape, there’s no reason why my sailing rowboat can’t shake them off!
Da Fei immediately turned the helm to change course, widening the distance from the pursuer, and shouted, "Everyone row hard, get into rhythm, quick! Hurry up!"
At the same time, Selvia cast Storm Attack again, and the speed of the boat surged! This time the Sea Soul Staff sacrificed its Mana in building the boat, it had to deplete her own Mana, but presumably, the Divine Artifact Mana Source could sustain her for a while longer.
Seeing Brother Fei acting so seriously, the team members, led by Da Bing, didn’t dare to slack off or ask further questions, and they started rowing frantically to the chant of "One two! One two!"
After Da Fei corrected the course, the giant Electric Eel in the Blood Eagle’s view clearly paused for a moment, circling in place. Da Fei couldn’t help but feel delighted. Good, keep turning, keep turning!
After a long while, the Electric Eel once again locked on its target and resumed its pursuit of Da Fei!
Damn it! I must change course again!
For a time, an intense game of chase ensued: turning, hovering, turning, hovering. After Selvia drained her Mana, she sat quietly on the boat, meditating in a lotus position, regaining Mana for the next cast. Although the students didn’t know exactly what was happening, they all understood that the godlike Brother Fei must have sensed a crisis imperceptible to mortals, so they rowed without the slightest slack.
Da Fei couldn’t help feeling relieved; if this trend continued, the distance between them would certainly keep growing, and the hope of escaping was great!
But humans sometimes reach their limits, and players after all aren’t professional sailors. After several bouts of exertion, everyone’s stamina was flashing red and running low!
"Brother Fei, we’re out of stamina and can’t row anymore!"
Damn it! Da Fei was shattered: "Take this time to eat, drink, and rest!"
"Understood!"
Now they could only hope for the wind to propel the sails. That’s the advantage of a sail-and-oar boat: when the people are spent, there are sails; when the wind dies, there are people. However, with just the force of the sails, escaping would be difficult. Time ticked away second by second, and the recently gained advantage was quickly lost. Looking at the Sea Monster that had chased them for countless miles on the Sea Chart, Da Fei could no longer be sure if this was the Sea God’s Curse or if it was designed by the Divine Artifact chest’s guardian monster.
But there was at least one thing Da Fei could be certain of: he had inadvertently leaped forward! Normally, it would definitely have involved taming Fishmen to salvage, or initiating a large-scale naval battle to eliminate that Electric Eel, followed by forming or hiring a high-tech salvage team. Now that he had skipped the usual step, he would have to bear the price of being ahead.
Da Fei began to estimate the time until they were caught based on the distance between them on the Sea Chart. He wasn’t too far from Elorin now; just a few more minutes and he would reach the waters near Elorin. He refused to believe the Sea Monster would dare to cause trouble near the city’s waters!
Now, everyone had recovered half of their Stamina, and Selvia’s Mana had also recovered a good portion thanks to the Divine Artifact and her own meditation. They couldn’t wait any longer; while they still had an advantage, they must set off.
Da Fei once again corrected the course, this time heading straight for Elorin! As Da Fei gave the order to set sail, Selvia’s Storm Attack came once again, and the team immediately resumed rowing.
As time went by, the distance between the two sides kept shrinking. Finally, a flash of electric light appeared, and the Electric Eel finally came into view, causing the whole team to gasp in shock and to row desperately with all the strength they could muster!
Da Fei could also see the twinkling white sails of diligent merchant players ahead—it was the near waters of Elorin right in front of them! But the pursuing Electric Eel was relentless and not showing any signs of turning back, and there were no coastal guards nearby! What should they do? Could it force Brother Fei to pull out a big move and open the chest to use its contents now? But what about the newly recruited Fishmen? And Brother Fei wasn’t even sure if the key could open the chest, it might need a password, right? If it really came to the worst, then should they leave the chest here to salvage later? Damn it, abandoning a Divine Artifact? Everyone would think Brother Fei had gone mad!
Just then, One Sword Eastward realized the situation and spoke hurriedly: "Brother Fei, watch me, I’ll find some people to cover our rear!"
Da Fei was stunned: "Cover our rear?"
—Regional Channel [One Sword Eastward]: Everyone, come and see! A random Hermit, the Prophet of the Ocean has appeared, hurry and talk to him to increase attributes, gain health, and level up skills! Don’t miss this opportunity; once it’s gone, there won’t be another!
What the hell! Da Fei’s jaw hit the floor; the whole team was in an uproar!
"Little Sword, aren’t you being too shady? Will that even work?"
"Yeah, that’s clearly not right. Who would believe you?"
One Sword Eastward replied in a deep voice: "It doesn’t matter whether they believe it or not, as long as they stop to watch! How could it not be effective with so many ships in the way? What do you think, Brother Fei?"
Da Fei felt like crying without tears! What else could I say? Damn it, I’m an international celebrity, not just some newbie thug anymore—and now I’m doing this, doing this kind of thing—well then, to protect my Divine Artifact, to protect my Fishmen, it looks like I’ll have to deceive someone, and I’ll just have to make up for it with good deeds later.
Da Fei patted One Sword Eastward on the shoulder, with a deep and meaningful voice: "You, are too clever! Those who achieve great things do not quibble over trifles! You won’t be the only one to take the blame; I’ll join in!"
The team admired: "That’s Brother Fei for you! So righteous!"
—Regional Channel [Da Fei]: Come one, come all and take a look! The rewards from the Prophet await you! First come, first served, and once the rewards are gone, they’ll disappear!
And the trading and fishing players in the regional channel went from shock to uproar after the last message: "It’s Da Fei!"
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